Frederic Austin
Born: 30th March 1872, Poplar, Middlesex, UK
Died: 10th April 1952, London, UK
Nationality: English
Frederic William Austin was an English baritone singer, a musical teacher and composer in the period 1905–30. He is perhaps best remembered for his arrangement of Johann Pepusch's music for a 1920 production of The Beggar's Opera by John Gay, and its sequel Polly in 1922; and for his popularization of the melody of the carol The Twelve Days of Christmas. Austin was the older brother of the composer Ernest Austin (1874–1947).
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British Tone Poems Volume 1
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Overtures from the British Isles, Vol. 1
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Christmas Carols, A Celebration
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